Summary: I want us to consider who we are, and where we would be if it were not for being justified by our faith in Christ.

It is good to have Christ as our Savior and Lord, and to know that we are part of the family of God. We have this family we meet with every Sunday, and we have an even larger family that has gone on before us; and we will be united with them very soon.

It will a great day when the eastern skies will roll back and the -

…Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

We may find ourselves happy with where we are with the Lord. We may even become confident in ourselves. We look around at our friends and relatives and we see how they are not living for the Lord. Sometimes this can cause us to be discouraged, while other times we may think we have made something of ourselves.

Ha! The Word of God is adamant about the condition of our own righteousness. Let me introduce you to some cold hard facts about our righteousness (that is, where we would be without the righteousness of Christ).

I have mentioned before how confrontational the Book of Romans is. Perhaps one of the most challenging scriptures from the Bible is found here in our text.

For the saint of God that will read, understand and accept the Truth of this chapter, he or she will find a greater dependency on Christ being the Master of their lives.

These words are coarse, especially when we read things like what we find in verse 4. “Let God be true. And every man a liar.”

Tough words for many of us, but God’s Word is without error.

The fact of the matter is life is fragile. It is here today and yet it may be gone tomorrow. The things of this life are temporary.